Perilous RPG swaps a GM for story cards written by Kids on Brooms co-creator
Venture into the depth of a dungeon in search of adventure in Perilous, an upcoming RPG that features story-prompting cards…
Sally Phillips and James Acaster are among the comedians playing more Dungeons & Dragons for Comic Relief
Comic Relief is bringing another set of popular UK comedians to the gaming table in order to fundraise aid for…
Episode 2: Comic Relief plays D&D again
Last May, British comedians such as Nish Kumar and Sue Perkins played D&D for Comic Relief. The session of tabletop…
D&D fans reporting binding problems with Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything as pages come loose
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Before the Stroke of Midnight (Edgar Allan Poe and 5e): An Interview With Tove Lund Jorgensen & Erik Jorgensen
When I saw Midnight Tower’s latest Kickstarter, A Mystery Adventure Inspired by Edgar Allan Poe for 5e, I knew I…
Cyberpunk Red’s starter set and Cyberpunk 2020 are just £6 in the latest RPG Humble Bundle
Pick up the starter set for Cyberpunk Red - the latest edition of the tabletop RPG that inspired this year’s…
Wizards of the Coast Raises $1.4 Million for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals
Extra Life 2020 Campaign Results in Sizeable Donations From WotC Gaming Communities Wizards of the Coast announced that it has…
D&D Holiday Specials
4 December: Comic Relief Plays D&D Episode 2 After our first stream with Comic Relief earlier this year raised an…
Downtime Activities at the Dawnflower Library
Adventurers don’t spend every waking moment in moldering crypts or dangerous fens. When heroes need a break, they can take…
Tabletop Kickstarter Round-Up: November 18, 2020
Come check out this week’s batch of crowdfunding highlights! Perilous RPG Perilous is a dungeon crawling RPG about braving the…
EYES ON THE WASTELAND
Surveys are always tricky - the way you ask a question can lead people to answer a certain way, the…
So You (Still) Want to Play in Midgard? Part One
Back in the summer of 2019, I wrote an article entitled “So You Want to Play in Midgard? (But You…
D&D book Dark Places & Demogorgons bares a striking resemblance to Stranger Things
Travel back in time to the 1980s to investigate urban legends in Dark Places & Demogorgons, a new supplement for…
Level Up Survey: Sorcerer
Last week we released the playtest candidate for our Sorcerer class. This is the accompanying survey. As always, it’s OK…
Save a dying world without metal in dark fantasy RPG Asunder
The world of Asunder, a new dark fantasy RPG designed by Adam Lawson (Escape the Night), is dying. More accurately,…
Brief Description of 5e Classes and Subclasses (Ideal to Show to your Players), Part 6
Thumbnail from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything’s cover With the arrival of Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, tons of new things have…
Rogue Reorganization- Atomic Mass Games
Startling news out of the X-wing world Monday with the announcement that Atomic Mass Games, another subsidiary of Asmodee, will…
Running D&D with The Dungeon Coach
The Dungeon Coach drops in on the podcast today to dish out dungeon master advice. The Dungeon Coach is a…
Dave Arneson: The Soul Of D&D – PRIME
Dave Arneson helped make D&D what it is today. From DMs to campaign worlds, Arneson's legacy is clear, despite a…
How Star Trek Canon inspired Back to Reality
By Fred Love Gamemastering demands a lot of creativity, and sometimes even the most imaginative gamemaster struggles to come up…
Games Workshop Teases 'Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce' Boxes
Games Workshop teased Warhammer 40,000 Battleforce boxes, new miniatures sets, coming to retail in Q4 2020. The six Battleforce sets…
Indie Press Revolution’s job ad for an assistant manager reads like an adventure!
Are you confident in your ability to drive through snow or a dust storm to get to a gaming convention…
Troubles in Otari Livestream
Troubles in Otari Livestream Tuesday, November 17, 2020 A new Pathfinder Second Edition livestream begins on the official Paizo Twitch…
RPG Accessories: Swords!
Between magical swords, ancient plot soaked swords, and run-of-the-mill hunks of metal for level one adventures to swing around, swords…
Introducing Hideous Laughter Productions
Hello to everyone in the Paizoverse, Steve here from Hideous Laughter Productions and today I’m thrilled to help announce that…
How to Play Sidekicks Like Heroes in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
Originally introduced in the D&D Essentials Kit and Expanded in Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, sidekick NPCs are a great way…
Lightweight mecha RPG The Mecha Hack is releasing a new book of missions
Fans of Absolute Tabletop’s streamlined take on mecha adventures rejoice, as the publisher is planning a supplement full of one-page…
Kevin’s Spellbook: Mending
Here in the final glimpse into my spellbook, we will look at Mending. This versatile and often overlooked cantrip has…
D&D: Help Shape The Future Of Dungeons And Dragons With A Quick Survey
Wizards of the Coast is once again asking for your opinions about Dungeons & Dragons. A new milestone survey is…
D&D: Tasha’s Cauldron Of Everything – The BoLS Review
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything has rules that touch on everything from creating characters to running the game. But is it…
You Son of a Bitch, I’m In!: A Review
Disclaimer: Drew is a friend, and I received this RPG for free with no strings attached.You Son of a Bitch,…
10 best Christmas gifts for board game lovers
Sometimes it’s a struggle to find a nice present that isn’t just another tabletop addition to place on top of…
10–16 November 2020: World of Darkness; Haunted West; QAnon as LARP
This week: Paradox takes back the reins on the World of Darkness; controversy around Matthew Mercer's character on Haunted West;…
Gloomhaven is currently the cheapest it’s ever been on Amazon US
Massive RPG-in-a-box Gloomhaven - one of the most widely acclaimed board game releases of recent years - is currently the…
Leder Games Will Release 'Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile' Into U.S. Trade
Leder Games will release Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile, a fantasy political history game, for release in Q1 2021.…
Retailer Strategies for Building Community During COVID
With in-store gaming and other in-person community-building shut down by COVID, retailers were forced to adapt quickly. Comics and games…
Awesomesticks Podcast Ep. 01
The premiere episode! Critical Role and Dark Horse comics news, Paradox Interactive brings Vampire in-house, and more! The post Awesomesticks…
Tabletop Gallery: Guilliman’s Big Command
“Sir Yes Sir!” Enjoy. If You Have An Awesome Tabletop or RPG Shot You Think Would Make A Great BoLS…
Free to Download: Blue Rose Quickstart
Green Ronin have made a 50+ page quickstart for their romantic fantasy game Blue Rose available as a free download.…
Fantasy Flight loses Star Wars to sister studio Atomic Mass Games
Asmodee has today announced a “strategic reorganisation” which results in Star Wars: X-Wing, Star Wars: Armada, and Star Wars: Legion…
The dark Symbaroum RPG has two different offers in the Bundle of Holding
Free League Publishing’s dark fantasy RPG Symbaroum is available in two different Bundle of Holding deals. One is all-new, with…
D&D: Cooking Up ‘Heroes’ Feast’ – Elven Chopforest
There’s a lot to love about this book – for D&D fans and cooks alike. I cooked up the Elven…
Free to Download: Chasing Adventure
Chasing Adventure is new Powered by the Apocalypse game from Smore Productions. The project began as a refinement of Dungeon…
Mongoose to launch the Fifth Frontier War and Traveller Mercenary
Matthew Sprange, the managing director of Mongoose Publishing, has shared the company’s State of Mongoose 2020. As you can imagine,…
This Week on Twitch, Nov 16 – Nov 22
Check out what we have in store this week on Twitch! Also if you’re interested in running your own Pathfinder…
Artificer 101: Alchemist (from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything)
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The Awesomsticks Podcast is here!
We're launching our own podcast! The Awesomsticks Podcast will compliment the blog and offer information on much more than TTRPG…
Blue Rose Quickstart available NOW!
This week sees the release of a Quickstart for our Blue Rose AGE roleplaying game. Green Ronin’s Quickstarts have always…
Tome Unbound: Light Drake
Alternate Traits and Actions The following changes allow GMs to alter a light drake without modifying its challenge rating. Light…
RPG: Renegade Games Assumes Control Of Vampire And The World Of Darkness
Vampire: the Masquerade and the rest of the World of Darkness have found a new home with Renegade Games, along…
'Star Wars' Miniatures Games Development Moves From Fantasy Flight Games to Atomic Mass Games!
Asmodee USA has announced that oversight of its Star Wars miniatures titles will be moving from Fantasy Flight Games to…
What We're Doing With Your Survey Feedback
So the interest in Level Up has been fantastic. Thousands of surveys returned, comprising a LOT of data. Thank you! I wanted…
CMON Teams Up With Warner Bros. for a Multi-game Kickstarter Campaign
CMON announced that it will team up with Warner Bros. to release three new tabletop games as part of the…
Astral Projections – “The Mandalorian” Gear: Whistling Birds
© 2019 Disney/LucasFilm Ltd. In honor of The Mandalorian‘s Clan (of Two) Mudhorn, I have been making stats for some…
Indie RPG seller Itch.io is waiving its cut of game sales for Black Friday
Indie RPG marketplace Itch.io will be offering a way to hunt bargains and help creators in the same breath by…
Evil Hat's 'Thirsty Sword Lesbians RPG' is Headed to Trade
Evil Hat Productions will release Thirsty Sword Lesbians, a tabletop RPG, into trade in mid-2021 after a Kickstarter backer release.…
Genre Police: Benji Vs The D
When I talk about RPGs in this column, I usually try to make sure I’m not tying my advice to…
Free to Download: Kaiju Girls RPG
Grant Howitt is a well-known game developer with a real knack for making one-page RPGs. Kaiji Girls is one such…
The Scourge of the Scorn Lords promises monster-infested wastelands
The third book of the Meatlandia old school RPG series from Knight Owl Publishing is on Kickstarter and raking in…
Mythic Table: A new not-for-profit virtual tabletop readies for global release
During the pandemic, many tabletop gamers have tested virtual tabletops as an alternative to face-to-face gaming. We’ve also seen a…
Wood Pirates: Astral Tabletop has a free Cyberpunk Red module
Astral Tabletop the web browser-based virtual tabletop has a lightweight and free to use Cyberpunk Red module. Astral doesn’t have…
Old Guns Never Die: The first Cyberpunk Red DLC is already out
You can now buy Cyberpunk Red from DriveThruRPG and next week, in the United States, a physical book will be…
World of Darkness FAQ: What does Paradox taking control mean for the RPGs?
News broke this week that Paradox Interactive would take all World of Darkness in-house and work with Renegade Game Studios…
Epic Encounters: Hall of the Orc King Overview
Epic Encounters: Hall of the Orc King is the turnkey adventure in a box for your next 5th Edition D&D…
Upzone’s pop-up gaming terrain transforms tabletops
Whether you play D&D or Pathfinder with miniatures or you’re into Warhammer, Kings of War or any of the engaging…
There’s new Warhammer, the Terminator RPG and plenty of pickles on this week’s Dicebreaker Podcast
On this week’s podcast, Matt, Johnny, Wheels and Meehan crack open a jar of tabletop news and fish out the…
Warhammer Chaosbane: Slayer Edition – New Characters For PS5 And Xbox X
Warhammer Chaosbane is ready to make the Old World next-gen with new characters and content in the definitive Slayer Edition.…
The real deal: A review of Cyberpunk Red
Is it worth buying Cyberpunk Red if you already have the quickstart? Absolutely, yes. At times I find myself struggling…
Fredda Sieve and Her 1963 “Zazz” Dice
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RPG Spotlight: The Excellents
Grab your tiara and chose your magical beast companion, this week we’re all becoming cartoon princess of the RPG Kingdom…
A Cheerful Turn of Events
In a departure from delving into the Judge Child supplement that we mentioned last week, it’s time to look at…
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D&D creator Gary Gygax’s son, Luke, is writing an adventure for dungeon-crawler Bardsung
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Free to Download: The Island of the Dead Sand for Lex Arcana
The Island of the Dead Sand is a pay-what-you-want adventure for Lex Arcana which is being promoted as a free…
Paizo Inc. Unveils 'Pathfinder 2E' Accessories
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Secrets of the Emerald Order: From the Vaults
The Emerald Order is a group steeped in magic. With the Emerald Tablets holding the secrets of the universe, the…
Pathfinder’s Beginner Box Is Here – Jump In The Game!
Pathfinder 2nd Edition’s new beginner box has everything you need to dive right into the crunchy world of Golarion. Come…
Outside the Box – November 13th
We are back with another issue of Outside the Box, this time with news from Corvus Belli, Fantasy Flight Games,…
Dark Places & Demogorgons (5e): An Interview With Brandon K Aten and Eric Bloat
DISCLAIMER: I wrote a story for Bloat Games’ superhero anthology, Tales from Vigilante City (which I and the other authors discuss here).When…
Indie tabletop RPG Slugblaster packages its pulpy teen angst in an actual pizza box
Do you remember being young and skipping school with your friends to travel to a dimension made of purple sand?…
Mausritter is an adorable fantasy RPG about small mice on a big adventure, with an expanded edition out now
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Fallout Friday and Into the Wasteland!
By Jon Webb Fallout Friday Our first #FalloutFriday has arrived and we are looking forward to seeing the results of…
Best Dungeons & Dragons Black Friday 2020 deals
We’re on the verge of Black Friday, with millions around the globe getting ready for all the best bargains and…
ESPN Closes Down Its Esports Editorial Vertical
Editorial Coverage of Esports in the U.S. Suffers a Major Blow ESPN, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, has…
Level Up Playtest Document #6: Sorcerer
What this is This is a playtest document. We’d love you to try out the rules presented here, and then…
Race Worms to the Edge in 'Labyrinth: Ready, Steady, Worm!'
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Thursday Art Assault – Summoner of Seasons
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Pathfinder Society November Previews
Marcus Farabellus strides into the common room, looks around at the handful of agents lounging on the benches, then points…
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Starfinder Society November Previews
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D&D: WotC Auctions Five Pieces of Art for Extra Life 4 Kids
Wizards of the Coast and Extra Life for Kids have joined forces to bring you one of a kind D&D…
Renegade Game Studios Becomes a TTRPG Publishing Partner for 'World Darkness'
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Big changes for World and Darkness as Vampire and Werewolf go in-house
Two years ago, after White Wolf struggled with Vampire: the Masquerade 5th edition, Modiphius become the developer. About a year…
Grab the Conan RPG Player’s Guide and character sheets for under £1
Begin an adventure in an age undreamed of by getting the Player’s Guide and character sheets for the Conan RPG…
XP for Gold: How it Actually Works
Here’s a guest post by Wyatt Billingsley looking at how to use XP for Gold in your game. In the…
Vampire: The Masquerade 5E is getting new clans, powers and rules for mortals in a free supplement out next month
Vampire: The Masquerade is expanding with the release of a new companion supplement in December that brings new playable clans,…